OPINION: With big stars like Drake withdrawing nominations and the Weeknd boycotting because of how Black artists are treated—never mind Kanye getting banned from performing for his recent antics—can music’s biggest night deliver a show that’s compelling and more fair? Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s…
Every year, the Ross sisters Tracee, Rhonda and Chundney have found ways to honor their mother, legendary singer and actress Diana Ross, any chance they get, whether it’s through the occasional heartfelt posts or a reenactment of her iconic photos. On March 30, Tracee Ellis Ross revealed that while celebrating their mom’s special day, Rhonda created matching T-shirts inspired…
By now, almost all parties involved in the now-infamous slap heard around the world have given some form of a statement regarding the incident. However, critics had yet to hear from the man who put together was supposed to be a historic night of award-giving: film producer Will Packer. The 47-year-old Hollywood executive recently sat…
A man who spent 23 years in prison for a Kansas double murder is seeking $93 million in damages from the city and county and the former Kansas City detective who framed him. Lamonte McIntyre‘s attorneys said the police in Kansas City, Kansas allowed the detective to use his power to sexually exploit Black women….
Named for his favorite New York City cross-streets, the new whiskey also features an A$AP Rocky-designed bottle. A$AP Rocky is having a very busy spring. While preparing to become a first-time father, the rapper-entrepreneur has debuted multiple new projects outside of the musical realm, most recently, a clothing and accessories capsule with Mercedes Benz. Now,…
With their collective 21.9 million Instagram followers, ctress Gabrielle Union and her daughter, Kaavia James Union Wade, are sharing the mother-and-daughter mantra they say to get them through the week. On Wednesday, March 30, otherwise known as Hump Day, the hilarious duo shared a post of them reciting the saying “On my momma. On my…
One of only three GOP senators who supported Judge Jackson for the D.C. Circuit Court, Graham now calls her an “activist judge.” South Carolina Senator Lindsay Graham — who voted just last year to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the influential U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit — has now…
Tributes are pouring in for the celebrity makeup artist and founder of AJ Crimson Beauty, who died on Wednesday, March 30. The beauty world is paying tribute to one of its Black pioneers. AJ Crimson, celebrity makeup artist and founder of AJ Crimson Beauty died on Wednesday, March 30, as confirmed by both his family…
A white teacher who teaches at the high school Michelle Obama attended as a teen in Chicago has been suspended. The city’s school administration took action against the educator because he and an African-American colleague argued over him hanging a black doll from a cord in his classroom. Carl Pasowicz, a World History instructor at…
Source: 11Alive / Hall & Lampros, LLP Police brutality has cost the state of Georgia nearly $5 million—all because a cop couldn’t put his fragile blue ego aside and understand that a short car chase doesn’t warrant the execution of a Black man. According to 11 Alive, on Aug. 7, 2020, Julian Lewis was shot…
